Put purpose in your portfolio

The Social Finance Forum is Canada’s leading event for people who believe profits should be paired with purpose.

Every day, billions of dollars are invested with the sole intention of making more dollars, while life-changing social programs and vital environmental initiatives struggle for funding. Impact investing is the fast-growing movement that’s closing that gap by promoting profitable investments in programs and ventures that power progress.

Now in its 11th year, the Social Finance Forum, organized and convened by the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing, attracts more than 500 investors, entrepreneurs, finance professionals, charity leaders and public service visionaries who are reshaping markets and ensuring that every dollar makes a difference.

500+attendees

80+speakers

3days of programming

2evening receptions

What’s happening

Sessions will be organized around four streams, each featuring high-profile thought leaders, disruptive entrepreneurs and groundbreaking ideas.

REACHING THE MASS MARKET

There’s broad public support for impact investing, but not everybody is jumping in. Learn how to bridge the divide between awareness and action.

PUTTING OUTCOMES FIRST

How do you know if your program or portfolio is making a difference? Discover strategies for creating impact and measuring it.

USING TECH FOR GOOD

Discover how exponential technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchain can accelerate the shift to fairer financial systems.

EXPANDING THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY

Canada’s impact investing market is growing fast – but it’s just getting started. These sessions reveal the innovations that are meeting the increased demand for impact investing options across the country, with a particular focus on indigenous communities.

The Social Finance Forum provided me the perfect opportunity to meet like-minded individuals with whom I could explore my passion and ideas. I met truly remarkable individuals and landed my current job with Corporate Knights after sharing research I did during my master's degree with their CEO.